From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
To: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Cc: "Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
"Alex Gaynor" <alex.gaynor@gmail.com>,
"Wedson Almeida Filho" <wedsonaf@gmail.com>,
"Boqun Feng" <boqun.feng@gmail.com>,
"Gary Guo" <gary@garyguo.net>,
"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>,
"Benno Lossin" <benno.lossin@proton.me>,
"Andreas Hindborg" <a.hindborg@samsung.com>,
rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: add `ARef::into_raw`
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2024 17:06:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <69dbff07-f774-47ef-b5d9-5b534f0cde59@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240801-aref-into-raw-v1-1-33401e2fbac8@google.com>
On 8/1/24 4:16 PM, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> Add a method for `ARef` that is analogous to `Arc::into_raw`. It is the
> inverse operation of `ARef::from_raw`, and allows you to convert the
> `ARef` back into a raw pointer while retaining ownership of the
> refcount.
>
> This new function will be used by [1] for converting the type in an
> `ARef` using `ARef::from_raw(ARef::into_raw(me).cast())`. The author has
> also needed the same function for other use-cases in the past, but [1]
> is the first to go upstream.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240801-vma-v3-1-db6c1c0afda9@google.com [1]
> Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-08-01 15:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-08-01 14:16 [PATCH] rust: add `ARef::into_raw` Alice Ryhl
2024-08-01 14:45 ` Alice Ryhl
2024-08-02 14:20 ` Boqun Feng
2024-08-01 15:06 ` Danilo Krummrich [this message]
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